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mitt romney was for that as well. democrats charge, you're hypocrites then. you guys are hypocrites. you say one thing, when everything hits the fan, do you another. what do you say to that? >> well, governing is difficult work. down in tampa we'll have an empower america reunion. and empower america, as you recall, was a shadow administration, started in 1993 when clinton and gore took office. the ideas that conservatives believed in were well representative in power america. they didn't envision the republicans taking office. then you had speaker gingrich, majority leader lott, and those guys worked very closely with dad in the late '70s and early '80s, but now there was an interesting tension between the governing that had to take place and the ideology from the outside. neil, frank lee it's a lot easier for you to be on television and tell politicians what to do despite the fact -- >> neil: the apple doesn't fall far from the kemp tree. >> i'm not trying to pick a fight with you. but there is a real tension. >> neil: there is. >> and so government absolut
mitt romney was for that as well. democrats charge, you're hypocrites then. you guys are hypocrites. you say one thing, when everything hits the fan, do you another. what do you say to that? >> well, governing is difficult work. down in tampa we'll have an empower america reunion. and empower america, as you recall, was a shadow administration, started in 1993 when clinton and gore took office. the ideas that conservatives believed in were well representative in power america. they didn't...
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show them losing ohio, but their internal romney polls show mr. romney specially tied in ohio. at least they show romney inside the margin of error in ohio. but again, they are t releasing this magical internal polling data. they are saying that's what it sa kind of like the summary of mitt romney's tax returns. if it's true they have internal polling data doing great in ohio, just in the interest of their donors, shouldn't they relee those numbers? this isn't a magic thing. al , h an a hypothetical thing. the data for, we can see not only that it in ohio, president obama is up by eight, we can see why president obama is up by eight in ohio. that "washington post" poll out today has other data in it including the fact that 36% of all ohio voters say they hav ccty ob campaign. that contacted by the campaign number is seven points lower in term ls of the romney campaign. the obama campaign is doing it better. threkio vs in ohio. that's making a difference. the hill today reporting that it's not just ohio. the obama campaign has double the nuer of field staff as the romney campaig
show them losing ohio, but their internal romney polls show mr. romney specially tied in ohio. at least they show romney inside the margin of error in ohio. but again, they are t releasing this magical internal polling data. they are saying that's what it sa kind of like the summary of mitt romney's tax returns. if it's true they have internal polling data doing great in ohio, just in the interest of their donors, shouldn't they relee those numbers? this isn't a magic thing. al , h an a...
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mitt romney arrives there later today. ohio looking more and more like it might be the lynch pin of this election. susan mcginnis in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there is no denying the importance of ohio with its large number of electoral votes and right now evenly split. it looks like, you know, whichever side toes a better job of getting out the vote can go a long way towards a win. enthusiasm for the election is building and the crowd at campaign rallies are getting bigger. more than 12,000 people turned out at the red rock amphitheater in the battleground state of colorado tuesday to hear mitt romney and paul ryan. >> we're on the homestretch now. and i think the people of colorado are going to get us all the way there. what do you think? >> reporter: across the country, president obama and vice president biden played to another packed house. >> here in ohio you can vote early. here in ohio you can vote right after this event. >> reporter: the president kicks off a six state tour today that end
mitt romney arrives there later today. ohio looking more and more like it might be the lynch pin of this election. susan mcginnis in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there is no denying the importance of ohio with its large number of electoral votes and right now evenly split. it looks like, you know, whichever side toes a better job of getting out the vote can go a long way towards a win. enthusiasm for the election is building and the crowd at campaign rallies are...
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romney specially tied in ohio. at least they show romney inside the margin of error in ohio. but again,hey are not releasing this magical internal ey sg 'st ta. sa kind of like the summary of mitt romney's tax returns. if it's true they have internal polling data doing great in ohio, just in the interest of their donors, shouldn't they release those numbers? this isn't a magic thing. al poll, which we can see the data for, we can see not only that it in ohio, president obama is up by eigh we can see why president obama is up by eight in ohio. that "waington post" poll out today has other data in it l oo voters say they have f been contacted by the obama campaign. that contacted by the campaign number is seven points lower in term ls of the romney campaign. the obama campaign is doing it better. they are talking to more voters in ohio. e t reporting that it's not just ohio. the obama campaign has double the number of field staff as the romney campaign and in a number of key swing state, the obama folks have twice the number of field office "t.ameoo at the payroll numbers. they
romney specially tied in ohio. at least they show romney inside the margin of error in ohio. but again,hey are not releasing this magical internal ey sg 'st ta. sa kind of like the summary of mitt romney's tax returns. if it's true they have internal polling data doing great in ohio, just in the interest of their donors, shouldn't they release those numbers? this isn't a magic thing. al poll, which we can see the data for, we can see not only that it in ohio, president obama is up by eigh we...
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mitt romney is the right man for this moment. we can do this. [applause] we know what we need to do. we are not going to duck these tough issues. we are not going to run away from our problems. we are going to tackle this country's problems before they tackle us and we're not going to spend the next four years blaming other people, we're going to take responsibility and fix this mess in washington. [applause] we are not going to try to transform this country into something it was never intended to be. [applause] look, i've spent four years of my live at miami of ohio. this is a good place. [applause] we know who we are. we know what we believe in. we know what made this country great. and ladies and gentlemen i am so honored. i am so proud to introduce to you the next president and first lady of the united states mitt and ann romney. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you. thank you ohio. i know who you're here to see and she's right next to me. >> this is quite a crowd. who is going to win next tuesday? and is ohio going to do it for us? wh
mitt romney is the right man for this moment. we can do this. [applause] we know what we need to do. we are not going to duck these tough issues. we are not going to run away from our problems. we are going to tackle this country's problems before they tackle us and we're not going to spend the next four years blaming other people, we're going to take responsibility and fix this mess in washington. [applause] we are not going to try to transform this country into something it was never intended...
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governor romney maz mohas more overall. we are on the road with the romney campaign. democrats are still way behind in terms of overall cash but it was a good month last month for the president. >> it was. a looks like the president got more than just a bump in the polls since the selection of paul ryan and the republican national convention at the end of august. the democrats used ryan's budget to target romney with a threat of medicare and student loans. the fundraising advantage wasn't much. 14 million for the president verses 111 million for romney. it was the first time in months the president out raised romney. but romney has more carbon hand. it is the park of a close race. >> we have als believe -- always believed it will be a close race. that continues to be the president's belief as well as the belief of those around him. so if that helps in terms of our assessment of things that's how we view it. i think you have heard that stated by not just the president but members of his team. >> the president has consistently predicted republicans will have a money adv
governor romney maz mohas more overall. we are on the road with the romney campaign. democrats are still way behind in terms of overall cash but it was a good month last month for the president. >> it was. a looks like the president got more than just a bump in the polls since the selection of paul ryan and the republican national convention at the end of august. the democrats used ryan's budget to target romney with a threat of medicare and student loans. the fundraising advantage wasn't...
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when ann romney was on "the view" today depending the reproductive rights of women from the romney point of view, look at this clip and notice how many times she uses the word "choice" in her answer. listen to this. >> women are going to have a choice. it's clear. if you're really -- you really want to make a choice and your choices are about reproductive rights, that's your choice. if they are about economic issues and making a better future for your children and making sure that we have this and that's the beauty of what we have in this country, is being able to have those choices. >> now, am i reading too much in that, margie, or does it seem like she's trying to purposefully keep saying choice, choice, choice so she's saying to women that they are pro-choice in. >> no matter how many times you say pro-choice, the fact remains that mitt romney is pro-life. what ann romney said doesn't sound like anything that paul ryan was saying during the presidential debate. mitt romney has been all over the place on abortion all over his career. he's inconsistent and on the wrong side of public op
when ann romney was on "the view" today depending the reproductive rights of women from the romney point of view, look at this clip and notice how many times she uses the word "choice" in her answer. listen to this. >> women are going to have a choice. it's clear. if you're really -- you really want to make a choice and your choices are about reproductive rights, that's your choice. if they are about economic issues and making a better future for your children and...
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i'm saying why are you saying anything during the romney tailspin? [ laughter ] let's review -- on monday, a secret tape is released where romney insults half the country. then on that same day he stands by those remarks. on wednesday he does town hall for spanish in brown face. and friday, paul ryan gets booed by the aarp. and then, instead of just enjoying that, you go, "hey, remember my campaign slogan? yeah, i can't do that." [ laughter ] don't make this hard on yourself. you're like the criminal who gets away with murder and then starts sending the cops puzzles to figure it out. [ laughter ] take a note from the queen of england. she's still in power because she's only said 11 words since 1940. [ laughter ] >> also on a pure entertainment level, don't take the focus off romney follies. they're so desperate, their campaign is starting to look like the last season of "lost." [ laughter ] i mean, seriously, obama, are you trying to win this without running up the score? i mean, what happened? did biden tell you he bet big money on you getting re-el
i'm saying why are you saying anything during the romney tailspin? [ laughter ] let's review -- on monday, a secret tape is released where romney insults half the country. then on that same day he stands by those remarks. on wednesday he does town hall for spanish in brown face. and friday, paul ryan gets booed by the aarp. and then, instead of just enjoying that, you go, "hey, remember my campaign slogan? yeah, i can't do that." [ laughter ] don't make this hard on yourself. you're...
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these heroes and are they getting the health care they are entitled to also some politicians like mitt romney have billionaires financing their every move other politicians aren't as fortunate or as corrupt in a politician who refuses to take money from corporate donors really hope to win an election in this post citizens united world and the financial crisis that america was still is still reeling from was caused by a bunch of c.e.o.'s and executives on wall street who were allowed to do whatever they wanted with no fear of punishment after seeing what happened to our economy as a result republicans still want to let wall street roam free why. you need to know this our nation remembers nine eleven today and is reminded about the utter failures of the bush administration leading up to the attacks as a new op ed published today in the new york times uncovers the bush administration was repeatedly warned in the months leading up to the attack that terrorists were operating in america and determined to carry out an attack we all know the infamous memo bush received titled bin laden determined to
these heroes and are they getting the health care they are entitled to also some politicians like mitt romney have billionaires financing their every move other politicians aren't as fortunate or as corrupt in a politician who refuses to take money from corporate donors really hope to win an election in this post citizens united world and the financial crisis that america was still is still reeling from was caused by a bunch of c.e.o.'s and executives on wall street who were allowed to do...
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cheryl: i'm not so sure that mitt romney has the best shot here in ohio. if you look back at president barack obama versus john mccain, it was barack, four years ago. not that much as changed in the state of ohio despite the fact that john cage has taken over. >> well, i think romney has a tough road, and unless he wins ohio he almost mathematically cannot become president. he is right that unemployment, it's down in large measure because the president help save the auto industry and 35,000 jobs. fundamentally what is going on in ohio is what is going on another battleground states which is that mitt romney is a fundamentally flawed candidate. the middle class voters -- cheryl: how does he fought? >> rejecting because his basic assumption that tax cuts for the very wealthy will somehow trickle down to the middle-class . people are not buying it. going to create 12 million jobs without telling anybody how he's going to do it at the same time turns around and says there is almost half of the country that thinks he should not be president. cheryl: he has give
cheryl: i'm not so sure that mitt romney has the best shot here in ohio. if you look back at president barack obama versus john mccain, it was barack, four years ago. not that much as changed in the state of ohio despite the fact that john cage has taken over. >> well, i think romney has a tough road, and unless he wins ohio he almost mathematically cannot become president. he is right that unemployment, it's down in large measure because the president help save the auto industry and...
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a double mike huckabee told jay leno that romney reminds you of the guy you.ired >> romney isis not going to be e your pain. feels not a great politician. one of the reason at this -- it did not come . of nowowhere out of tens of million ads by the obama he handledbout how ith bain capital and all that. other essence was the series thasay he wants to produce taxes on the rich. reduce taxes on the e rich. romney has protested that that true, that he wants to the rich buttes on theitted to reform that share paid in taxes by the rich not change. he says that in intnterviews but never spell that out in way that would d get attention. meme is that t he wants to cut taxes on the rich, but the not, andthahat he would never stood up and w way that would have to command respononse and attention. >> there actually is a way, and not too late, because it is a simple message. true tax reform has the effec rates forg tax everybody, but all these special willest groups, everybody precious special loopholes, deductions. side, against the groups in wawashington. if h he proposes that, that is a .rue thing
a double mike huckabee told jay leno that romney reminds you of the guy you.ired >> romney isis not going to be e your pain. feels not a great politician. one of the reason at this -- it did not come . of nowowhere out of tens of million ads by the obama he handledbout how ith bain capital and all that. other essence was the series thasay he wants to produce taxes on the rich. reduce taxes on the e rich. romney has protested that that true, that he wants to the rich buttes on theitted to...
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here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call a dollar. i'm sorry i'm just a guy who cares an awful lot about you sir are you know what that is my other terror cells in your neighborhood all want to give us a defeat terrorism a liberal the christian point you. can secure the borders but. you know the corporate media distracts us from what you and i should care about because they're a profit driven industry that sells a sensationalistic garbage he calls it breaking news i'm having martin and we're going to break this that. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harkin welcomes a big picture. a . to earn a a. the . in screw news a new report by the center for american progress reveals exactly why a billionaire like macao casino tycoon sheldon adelson is willing to spend huge amounts of money to get mitt romney elected has promised to spend at least one hu
here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call a dollar. i'm sorry i'm just a guy who cares an awful lot about you sir are you know what that is my other terror cells in your neighborhood all want to give us a defeat terrorism a liberal the christian point you. can secure the borders but. you know the corporate media distracts us from what you and i should care about because they're a profit driven industry that sells a sensationalistic garbage he calls...
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folks within the romney/ryan camp. the way it's unfolding in the polls is not good. there's a report that says that romney is beginning to lose donors who were shifting their money to house and senate races. what's going on here? is this starting to take it its toll on the campaign? >> yes. in many ways what mitt romney's challenge is on wednesday night is to stop the bleeding within his own party and within his own camp. absolutely. behind the scenes, republicans are very worried. some are saying so publically. if mitt romney doesn't reassure them within the first half hour of the debate, they are goners. now you're seeing already, a lot of the independent super pacs who are blessed with their own money are going elsewhere. they are desperately trying to keep a low margin in the senate. the democrats still hold it. republicans have faint hopes of taking it. they are looking at governors races, state legislatures, they are look at any place to protect themselves from what, at this minute, looks like a fairly comfortabl
folks within the romney/ryan camp. the way it's unfolding in the polls is not good. there's a report that says that romney is beginning to lose donors who were shifting their money to house and senate races. what's going on here? is this starting to take it its toll on the campaign? >> yes. in many ways what mitt romney's challenge is on wednesday night is to stop the bleeding within his own party and within his own camp. absolutely. behind the scenes, republicans are very worried. some...
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romney's cments didn't sit llh s. "the last thing, where he was going on about the 47% who are dependent on the government is hard to swallow. i think i'm part of the 47% he's lking about. but i don't want to be dependent on the government." that's a pretty good indation of where that commenhas taken this campaign. e a ais if ry'mmen in television ads in ohio. it appears to be taking a toll on romney's number. the gallup tracking poll shod romney making up ground with president obama after the democratic national convention. a ek after the fund-raising deo was released by mother jones, obama has opened up a six-point lead. president obama was also in ohio today, delivering a knockout punch. and, oh, yes, he reminded ohio voters where mitt romney was when the state needed him at a ital te. >>n mypponent sa we should just let detroit go bankrupt, that would have meant walking away from an industry that supports one in eight ohio jobs. it supports busisses in 82 of 88 ohio counties so when he said that, i said, no, i'm g
romney's cments didn't sit llh s. "the last thing, where he was going on about the 47% who are dependent on the government is hard to swallow. i think i'm part of the 47% he's lking about. but i don't want to be dependent on the government." that's a pretty good indation of where that commenhas taken this campaign. e a ais if ry'mmen in television ads in ohio. it appears to be taking a toll on romney's number. the gallup tracking poll shod romney making up ground with president obama...
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is it the romney or ryan party? those are not the same party, but let me ask you, how often does paul ryan capitulate to the more progressive-minded people versus how on which does mitt romney capitulate to the ignorant far right. what sort of stance would he take, would he pander to the far right or stick to his guns which he never hat? remember he used to be pro-choice. >> ron railing, as always great to see you, thank you for taking the time for me. now we're getting a new look at the impact of the great recession. minus what they owe shrink from $130,000 in just 2001 to $93,000 in 2010. with the middle class wealth shrinking, no surprise the fight for the middle classes front and center on the campaign trail. >> but the fact is that everything you have done has focused on how we rebuild the strong middle class. >> families struggling in some respects as they have never before. >> this is a make or break moment for the middle class. >> joe biden said the middle classes in the midst of a recovery. >> jared bernste
is it the romney or ryan party? those are not the same party, but let me ask you, how often does paul ryan capitulate to the more progressive-minded people versus how on which does mitt romney capitulate to the ignorant far right. what sort of stance would he take, would he pander to the far right or stick to his guns which he never hat? remember he used to be pro-choice. >> ron railing, as always great to see you, thank you for taking the time for me. now we're getting a new look at the...
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romney on the table. i got the flag and it was like electricity ran through my arm. for me, that flag represented the men and women who put themselves in harm's way, in our space program, in our military. those who reach for learning, who live for something bigger than himself, who look for discovery, to put themselves out there. it reminds me of the people when they graduate from college or high school who say, i am going to put aside my career for a while and go into the military, serve our country. it reminds me of the dads who were working two jobs so they can make enough money so their kids have the kind of clothing the other kids are wearing at school. it reminds me of those single moms who are wondering how they can put food on the table and script and save to do so. the couples who say we're not exchanging christmas gifts among ourselves because we want our kids to have christmas. this is america. this is who we are. we are people who live for big things. the care about the future, for our kids, for our nation. for liberty. this is a critical time for america
romney on the table. i got the flag and it was like electricity ran through my arm. for me, that flag represented the men and women who put themselves in harm's way, in our space program, in our military. those who reach for learning, who live for something bigger than himself, who look for discovery, to put themselves out there. it reminds me of the people when they graduate from college or high school who say, i am going to put aside my career for a while and go into the military, serve our...
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the romney campaign has issued a written statement calling the romney-ryan ticket america's comeback team. many conservatives are certainly cheering this decision as a bold move by romney that will help energize the base and show voters that romney is really serious about economic change. the two men will appear together for the first time as running mates in norfolk, virginia with the "uss wisconsin." the old battleship as a backdrop. then they will begin a bus tour that will take them toward the republican national convention in tampa. that begins in about three weeks. we'll bring you mitt romney's announcement live. we're standing by for that from norfolk, virginia. let's bring in our own jim acosta on the scene in norfolk for us now. you're there. that crowd is getting a bigger and bigger. folks are showing up to hear history unfold. >> that's right, wolf. i just got confirmation from a senior romney adviser this is not earth shattering. it's obviously a given. paul ryan will be here for the announcement later on this morning. we can also report a new twitter handle has been set
the romney campaign has issued a written statement calling the romney-ryan ticket america's comeback team. many conservatives are certainly cheering this decision as a bold move by romney that will help energize the base and show voters that romney is really serious about economic change. the two men will appear together for the first time as running mates in norfolk, virginia with the "uss wisconsin." the old battleship as a backdrop. then they will begin a bus tour that will take...
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mitt romney is in virginia, that's the "uss wisconsin". the battleship is from wisconsin, wow, what a coincidence. whether it's showing competitors' rates or striving to be number one, we're always up for a little competition. zap! [ sparking ] now, that's progressive. ♪ [ camera clicks ] ♪ it's hard to resist the craveable nature of a nature valley sweet & salty nut bar. >>> and these are the live pictures, we're showing from nor folk, virginia. paul ryan will be the vice presidential running mate to mitt romney. the announcement coming up in a little more than an hour or so for now. you'll hear directly from mitt romney about 45 minutes or so ago made it official. they sent out an announcement that it is in fact paul ryan. how will all of this affect the critical electoral college map? john king is at the magic wall with a closer look. wisconsin, one of the battleground states out there. >> this is the 2008 map. i want to start here. as you look, i want to show you, no secret. look right here. look at this area in the middle of the c
mitt romney is in virginia, that's the "uss wisconsin". the battleship is from wisconsin, wow, what a coincidence. whether it's showing competitors' rates or striving to be number one, we're always up for a little competition. zap! [ sparking ] now, that's progressive. ♪ [ camera clicks ] ♪ it's hard to resist the craveable nature of a nature valley sweet & salty nut bar. >>> and these are the live pictures, we're showing from nor folk, virginia. paul ryan will be the...
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so you went up against mitt romney and prepared the ads against mitt romney. what kind of guy, how do we deal with this guy? what do you predict we're looking at tomorrow night? >> listen, i have to say mitt romney has come a long way from those debates in 1994. he's a much better debater today. much more seasoned than when he was beginning his political career so many years ago. he's been in 20 presidential debates in this election cycle against republicans, some very high stakes. so, i think we'll see a mitt romney who's totally prepared. they've spent more time preparing for this debate, i think, than any candidate in history. and in 1988 i was the campaign manager for lloyd benson, and i saw senator benson go from someone who wasn't that good to being a great debater on the night he met dan quayle. we have to expect he'll be prepared and give a very good performance. >> will he have to give specifics? what will independents want to hear? >> well, you know, that's his problem. i mean, listen, this guy cannot defend the math of his proposals because in the m
so you went up against mitt romney and prepared the ads against mitt romney. what kind of guy, how do we deal with this guy? what do you predict we're looking at tomorrow night? >> listen, i have to say mitt romney has come a long way from those debates in 1994. he's a much better debater today. much more seasoned than when he was beginning his political career so many years ago. he's been in 20 presidential debates in this election cycle against republicans, some very high stakes. so, i...
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mi romney is on the verge of isti.g yet another victim of ohio's 18 electoral votes are vital to romney's chances of winning in november. if mitt romney loses ohio, he's going to have to win all six swing states where the president currently leads. the president's lead in ohio is starting to look dominant. in a fox news poll, president obama leads by seven points. a "washington post" poll puts the president up by eight points in ohio. and the most recent poll by cbs and "the new york times" has president obama leading by ten points. romney was in ohio today, making a new pitc voters. he's the guy who understands their pain. >> there are so many in our country that are hurting right now. i want to help them. i know what it takes to get an economy going again and creating jobs. >> voters in ohio don't believe romney on this front at all. wht cos to the enomy 51 ovo she trust president obama against 45% of voters who trust mitt romney. obama has an advantage on the economy in ohio, because basically, this state is a national success story when it comes to the economy. sten to mitt romney's o
mi romney is on the verge of isti.g yet another victim of ohio's 18 electoral votes are vital to romney's chances of winning in november. if mitt romney loses ohio, he's going to have to win all six swing states where the president currently leads. the president's lead in ohio is starting to look dominant. in a fox news poll, president obama leads by seven points. a "washington post" poll puts the president up by eight points in ohio. and the most recent poll by cbs and "the new...
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. >> please welcome governor mitt romney. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, my friends. thank you so very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. i have just called president obama to congratulate him on his victory. his supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations. i wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady, and their daughters. this is a time of great challenges for america. i pray the president will be successful in guiding our nation. [applause] i want to thank paul ryan for all he has done for our campaign. [applause] and for our country. besides my wife, hit paul is the best choice i have ever made. [applause] and i trust that his intellect and his hard work, and his commitment to principle, will continue to contribute to the good of our nation. i also want to thank ann, a love of my life. -- the love of my life. [applause] she would have been a wonderful first lady. [applause] she has been that and more to me and to our family, and to the many people she has touched with her compassion and care. theirk
. >> please welcome governor mitt romney. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, my friends. thank you so very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. i have just called president obama to congratulate him on his victory. his supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations. i wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady, and their daughters. this is a time of great challenges for america. i pray the president will be successful in guiding our...
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barack obama's in touch, mitt romney is out of touch. and she even he told the huffington "post" i can't understand why any woman would want to vote for mitt romney except maybe mrs. romney. is this a theme we'll be hearing, that he doesn't get it? >> absolutely. women are a big swing in the election. mitt romney's speech last week, he named essentially every woman he's ever been close to. his wife, he talked about miss chief of staff, he he talked about his lieutenant governor. condi rice. you can tell he knows he has ten point deficit with women and romney is really aggressively trying to close that. and the president's job tonight and the job of the dnc speakers is to make sure to remind people that the republicans' views on issues. pot just in terms of abortions and women's rights, but also women tend to be more liberal on education and taxes. and i think you'll hear michelle obama speak out on those issues, as well. it's not just a women's issue thing. just in general women are such a big bloc. white women the biggest swing group. a
barack obama's in touch, mitt romney is out of touch. and she even he told the huffington "post" i can't understand why any woman would want to vote for mitt romney except maybe mrs. romney. is this a theme we'll be hearing, that he doesn't get it? >> absolutely. women are a big swing in the election. mitt romney's speech last week, he named essentially every woman he's ever been close to. his wife, he talked about miss chief of staff, he he talked about his lieutenant governor....
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that's exactly what mitt romney and paul ryan are proposing but on the other side of the aisle democrats are pushing for legislation to help those who got hurt during the last decade and not those who profited off the last decade house democrats have introduced legislation to increase the federal minimum wage in america from seven dollars to twenty five cents an hour to ten dollars an hour so isn't this common sense isn't this the very least congress can do to help those who've been hurting over the last ten years and if so why are republicans opposed to it let's ask my next guest david seely conservative commentator pro-business advocate david welcome back. thanks for having me tom i feel like i've been out in the nuclear winter since i have done i haven't been on either david i've felt the same way so so why do you hate working people what's wrong with raising the minimum wage. well that's just the problem right there tom if we raise the minimum wage will actually put more people out of work the fact of the matter is. the minimum wage is a great opportunity for unskilled laborers and p
that's exactly what mitt romney and paul ryan are proposing but on the other side of the aisle democrats are pushing for legislation to help those who got hurt during the last decade and not those who profited off the last decade house democrats have introduced legislation to increase the federal minimum wage in america from seven dollars to twenty five cents an hour to ten dollars an hour so isn't this common sense isn't this the very least congress can do to help those who've been hurting...
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romney have a paul ryan problem? >>> plus, big developments tonight on the assault on voting rights in ohio. and a republican who is telling the truth about their plan. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] introducing zzzquil sleep-aid. it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. because sleep is a beautiful thing. ♪ zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. zzzquil, ♪ intel bong i've still got hou orsf battery life. it's an ultrabook. i'm good. with an ultrabook, everything else seems old fashioned. introducing the ultra sleek, ultra long-lasting ultrabook. a whole new class of computers powered by intel. [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an a
romney have a paul ryan problem? >>> plus, big developments tonight on the assault on voting rights in ohio. and a republican who is telling the truth about their plan. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] introducing zzzquil sleep-aid. it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. because sleep is a beautiful thing. ♪ zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. zzzquil, ♪ intel bong i've still got hou orsf battery life. it's an ultrabook....
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but i want to transition you to the money game, the ad, a lot of money, again, romney's team and romney's campaign inching ahead. >> that's right. although in the apples to apples comparison the obama campaign raised more money in the month of july. they have more cash on hand. but when you add up all of the outside groups, also the national parties, the republican heart in gnat committee versus the democratic national committee you see how the gop team romney has a big financial advantage, but one thing worth noting, tamron that we have three months to go now, in this race and you end up looking at obama, he has nearly $90 million cash on hand. one of the ways to break it down he can spend $30 million more per month over the next three months and still break even. >> wow. thank you very much, mark. we'll have more of the poll later tonight on nbc "nightly news." can't wait to see what folks are saying. >>> next, afghan militants set off an explosion so close to u.s. military base that it damages the plane of the nation's top general. more on what u.s. officials call a, quote, lucky shot.
but i want to transition you to the money game, the ad, a lot of money, again, romney's team and romney's campaign inching ahead. >> that's right. although in the apples to apples comparison the obama campaign raised more money in the month of july. they have more cash on hand. but when you add up all of the outside groups, also the national parties, the republican heart in gnat committee versus the democratic national committee you see how the gop team romney has a big financial...
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she went further in blaming the romney camp this morning. >> mitt romney should be up by five points. stick their heads in the sand. business as usual. keep going along the same path. i think that's very dangerous. >> the fear for conservatives is very real. president obama is even beating mitt romney on the economy in the latest poll. mitt romney's flip-flopping on health care this weekend didn't win him any fans among conservatives either. the editorial page of rupert murdoch's journal says the pre-existing calculation seems to be that he can win the election without having to explain the economic moment or even his own policies. and this flap shows such vagueness carries its own political risks. rupert murdoch has been tweeting advice. romney must offer a specific path to restore the american dream, stop fearing far right, which has nowhere else to go. rush limbaugh seems to disagree. he wants romney to stay right. >> i think the romney campaign is going to have to make some changes. they are going to have to go id logical. >> let's bring in joan walsh, author of "what's the matter
she went further in blaming the romney camp this morning. >> mitt romney should be up by five points. stick their heads in the sand. business as usual. keep going along the same path. i think that's very dangerous. >> the fear for conservatives is very real. president obama is even beating mitt romney on the economy in the latest poll. mitt romney's flip-flopping on health care this weekend didn't win him any fans among conservatives either. the editorial page of rupert murdoch's...
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governor romney is there today. >>shepard: i watched pennsylvania with great interest when the obama camp sent out the number one surrogate, bill clinton, to not one but four different stops in person including two in the philadelphia area, and we get the new poll that shows it is basically tied up, and, then, a spokesperson for obama said it is tight. is pennsylvania actually in play? if it is, you are in great shape. >>guest: amazing. amazing. really, pennsylvania was not on the map in the last couple of cycles and we just started campaigning this last week because we have always had an operation in pennsylvania but we started campaigning this last week because we feel like we have a shot at it. they have been responding to governor romney's message and independents have been coming over to governor romney's side so we feel really good about exit for the obama campaign to have deployed their top surrogate they have, of course, joe biden there and this is just spelling trouble for obama. >>shepard: it has been a lo
governor romney is there today. >>shepard: i watched pennsylvania with great interest when the obama camp sent out the number one surrogate, bill clinton, to not one but four different stops in person including two in the philadelphia area, and we get the new poll that shows it is basically tied up, and, then, a spokesperson for obama said it is tight. is pennsylvania actually in play? if it is, you are in great shape. >>guest: amazing. amazing. really, pennsylvania was not on the...
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to the romney campaign here. they look at ann romney. the appeal to suburban women. the personal biography of mitt romney. he is not going to be overly emotive. but he is who he is. and this is not george bush's party anymore and i think we're really getting a sense of that. it has moved in a different direction. we'll get a lot of that with paul ryan tonight. >> that message is very clear. and john mccain, the speaker earlier tonight. we'll take a break. when we come back in their entirety. the remarks tonight of paul ryan. number two on the romney-ryan ticket when we continue from tampa. reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ >>> we're back in tampa. we just heard uttered one of the oldest phrases in politics. the fire marshal has closed the floor. that means no traffic. it has to be a net gain of zero. if somebody comes off the floor of the convention, someone is allowed in. the floor of this building is at capacity. the crowd is ready to go for paul ryan's speech tonight. chuck todd, our political dire
to the romney campaign here. they look at ann romney. the appeal to suburban women. the personal biography of mitt romney. he is not going to be overly emotive. but he is who he is. and this is not george bush's party anymore and i think we're really getting a sense of that. it has moved in a different direction. we'll get a lot of that with paul ryan tonight. >> that message is very clear. and john mccain, the speaker earlier tonight. we'll take a break. when we come back in their...
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romney wins. there's still that glimmer that he can do it on jobs, but in other polls we've seen the president now come to parity with romney on the economy. >> consider the swing states. nbc-"wall street journal" had three polls this week. last week they showed florida, ohio, virginia, president oo-- obama had a clear lead. same thing was true this week in wisconsin, in colorado and iowa. iowa we showed an eight-point lead in all of those states, obama was at parity or better with mitt romney on the economy. in the nine battlegrounds that the two campaigns are contesting most aggressively. mitt romney has only had one -- north carolina. he's got to take a whole collection of votes away from brack brang to win the presidents si. -- barack obama to win the presidency. >> and that may be because of the optimism. some of these battleground states have unemployment rates that are lower than the rest of the up. -- country. >> john boehner said the reason mitt romney was doing so well in north carolina
romney wins. there's still that glimmer that he can do it on jobs, but in other polls we've seen the president now come to parity with romney on the economy. >> consider the swing states. nbc-"wall street journal" had three polls this week. last week they showed florida, ohio, virginia, president oo-- obama had a clear lead. same thing was true this week in wisconsin, in colorado and iowa. iowa we showed an eight-point lead in all of those states, obama was at parity or better...